Brother of dead Al Qaeda number two: These drone strikes certainly are inhumane

posted at 6:50 pm on June 7, 2012 by Allahpundit

Note that he’s not complaining here on behalf of civilians killed in the drone strikes, nor is he claiming that his brother’s been falsely accused of being a top-flight AQ propagandist. (That’d be hard to do given the number of al-Libi videos floating around.) In fact, he seems to be more offended by the way in which al-Libi was killed than the fact that he was killed in the first place.

Second look at SEALs shooting Al Qaeda leaders in the face instead?

“The United States talks human rights and freedoms for all, but the method they used to kill him is savage,” Abu Bakr al-Qayed, brother of al-Libi, told Reuters on Wednesday in a telephone interview.

“The way the Americans killed him is heinous and inhumane,” he said, speaking from the town of Wadi Otba, south of the Libyan capital. “We are in the 21st century and they claim to be civilized and this is how they take out people.”

“Regardless of my brother’s ideology, or beliefs, he was a human being and at the end of the day deserves humane treatment,” he said…

“I never heard him speak of killing innocent people and don’t believe he would ever condone it. He was a Muslim, and we don’t kill people without reason.”

He wasn’t pressed to define “innocent” but we can get a pretty good sense of how al-Libi defined it from a few of the recent terror plots targeting NYC that were broken up by the FBI.

Officials also said al-Libi gave orders to terrorist Bryant Neal Vinas, who later scouted the Long Island Rail Road for a possible terror attack…

During this year’s subway bomb trial, admitted terrorist Najibullah Zazi testified that he and his fellow plotters attended a terror trainingcamp in Pakistan where Al-Libi’s videos were played to inspire them to carry out an attack. And Vinas testified at the same trial that he personally met with al-Libi before returning to the U.S. to scout possible targets…

Intelligence officials said he actively reached out to al-Qaida affiliates across the globe to encourage terror strikes. Inside Pakistan, security officials said he played a direct role in a suicide bombing that targeted the Danish embassy in Islamabad.

CBS describes al-Libi as effectively Al Qaeda’s COO, the guy who ran the organization on behalf of Bin Laden and then Zawahiri and who might have been “the last commander within the organization with this level of management capability.” So important was he that some counterterror experts think the power vacuum actually might cause an increase in attacks as lower-level commanders freed from his authority try to prove their mettle by hatching their own plots. Yemen’s the likeliest proving ground, but there’s a growing jihadist base in Mali and the increasing possibility of one springing up in Syria as Assad’s grip on internal security slips. For a guy whose brother couldn’t imagine him condoning the murder of innocents, he sure does seem to have had a lot of influence over people who kill innocents.

In early 2008, Abu Yahya al-Libi was making the perilous cross-border journey into Afghanistan from his base in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal badlands. The al Qaeda ideologue was on his way to Khost province, hoping to rally al Qaeda and Taliban fighters there. But as his group crossed the dangerous and rugged frontier, the normally garrulous and upbeat Libyan grew quiet and seemed almost depressed, according to a senior Taliban intelligence officer who was with him. Sensing the mood change, the Afghan asked al-Libi what was wrong. “I don’t want to be killed by Pakistani or Afghan puppet soldiers of America,” the Libyan said. “If I die as a martyr, I want to be killed by the explosives and forces of the worst enemy of Islam, the U.S.”

Al-Libi’s wish has finally been granted.

Follow that last link to the Daily Beast and read the whole piece, as it’s a useful look at how well regarded al-Libi was by the jihadis who followed him. There’s really little doubt that he would have become the new leader of Al Qaeda once Zawahiri was gone, and given his propaganda skill and his operational knowledge — the Beast calls him the “general manager” of Al Qaeda — he might very well have been better at it than either Zawahiri or Bin Laden.

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OBOZO’s drone KILLING of terrorists (how appropriate for a Nobel “Peace Prize” recipient !) WITHOUT GETTING A SHRED OF USEFUL INTELLIGENCE is SOOOOOOOO much better than Bush capturing them and getting information to help protect America. And it’s more humane, too, because it doesn’t involve that awful waterboarding !!!!!!! Plus, there’s NOTHING LEFT to bury when the high explosive missile warhead scores a direct hit – so it’s a fully eco-friendly execution.

“The way the Americans killed him is heinous and inhumane,” he said, speaking from the town of Wadi Otba, south of the Libyan capital. “We are in the 21st century and they claim to be civilized and this is how they take out people.”

Brother of dead Al Qaeda number two: These drone strikes certainly are inhumane

…over 3,000 people died humanly on 9/11 and knew the terror of what was coming…besides… our Nobel Peace Prize winner isn’t waterboarding your brother right now for intelligence…BOOM!…he didn’t feel a thing!….so quit yer bitchin’

Free ticket to 72 houris, luscious boys, wine aplenty? Inhumane? I think not. Drones make Martyrs for the Halls of Paradise. Besides, the targets are all legitimately chosen by Barack Hussein Obama, who bringeth Light, and who is a Nobel Laureate in Peace.

“The way the Americans killed him is heinous and inhumane,” he said, speaking from the town of Wadi Otba, south of the Libyan capital. “We are in the 21st century and they claim to be civilized and this is how they take out people.”

But, but you are soooo 6th century.

“Regardless of my brother’s ideology, or beliefs, he was a human being and at the end of the day deserves humane treatment,” he said…

He got it. A quick death, as opposed to having his head sawed off.

“I never heard him speak of killing innocent people and don’t believe he would ever condone it. He was a Muslim, and we don’t kill people without reason.”

Yeah, right. Ask the passengers of American Airlines flight 11 and United Airlines flight 175 (flown into the Twin Towers), American Airlines flight 77 (flown into the Pentagon), United Airlines flight 93 (intended for a Washington, D.C. target, but crashed into a field in Shanksville, PA after brave passengers denied the terrorists their preferred target), not to mention all of the “collateral” killings of those on the ground and those who attempted rescues.

It’s like when I played Battle Ship with my older brother in the ’70s, and I moved those ships all over the board every time he got a “hit.” By the time he finally got a hit, it was only because my board was a sea of blue “miss” pegs. “No fair!” he’d scream. And I’d laugh and laugh and laugh — cuz he was doing it, too! But he’d get so damn mad when I did it back. “No fair! No fair! No fair!” Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

Pffft! He should count his lucky stars that I’m not in charge of the War on Terror. I would have had my eggheads inventing the Porcine-Fusion bomb. Not only does it kill you, but fuses pig entrails, blood, and bone to your dirty AQ skeleton. No Paradise and virgins for you, Abdul! (Hat tip General Pershing!) I would have been dropping those frakking things all over the place. And let’s not forget my Nuke Mecca policy if there’s any more major Muslim terrorist attacks.

It’s like when I played Battle Ship with my older brother in the ’70s, and I moved those ships all over the board every time he got a “hit.” By the time he finally got a hit, it was only because my board was a sea of blue “miss” pegs. “No fair!” he’d scream. And I’d laugh and laugh and laugh — cuz he was doing it, too! But he’d get so damn mad when I did it back. “No fair! No fair! No fair!” Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

Rational Thought on June 7, 2012 at 7:24 PM

Last time I played battleship, my opponent didn’t even bother to move his ships; he just lied.

My only problem with the drone attacks are these al queda douches don’t get to see it coming. I kind of want them to die screaming in agony. Is that wrong?

portlandon on June 7, 2012 at 6:54 PM

Well, I have to admit that it is a rare video that I miss over a Weasel Zippers taken from various weapon platforms with video systems.

This much I can conclude – technology has advanced to the point where the missile’s camera can show a man’s face within a second of his demise. And in one particular video, you can see the guy turn and look right at the missile. He knew what he saw.

Second, if they don’t see it coming, there is a moment’s realization when they can see their severed body parts leaving.

It is a gruesome and violent death – and it is well deserved.

And may it continue unabated until these terrorists scum are eradicated from the planet.

President Rambo declared him guilty and executed him by remote control rather than trying to capture him and try him, even though he insisted KSM get a trial in NYC. President Rambo declared any collateral damage — AKA nearby possible innocents also killed — was acceptable.

President Rambo heavily criticized and condemned GWB for how he dealt with (alleged) terrorists, yet he now makes GWB look humane, circumspect, and merciful in comparison.

As hypocritical as that seems, it is historically perfectly consistent with how socialists behave.

American socialists in the 1920′s and 30′s routinely excused and justified the “excesses” of Uncle Joe Stalin. In the 1950′s,they became apoplectic over the suggestion some of them might actually be communists.

Hey dumbass Abu Bakr al Qayed do you know what is also inhuman??? How about flying planes full of innocent people into buildings with more innocent people in them, as a sacrifice to your bloodthirsty Islam cult and your demon god. Abu go F**K yourself and you and your bloodthirsty cult can go to HELL.